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Two Sentence Reviews of My Readathon Reads

10/22/2015

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I read (more or less) three books on Saturday's 24-hour readathon. I had every intention of being a good little blogger and writing my reviews right away so I wouldn't get too far behind. Yeah, didn't happen. Reading was much more fun than writing reviews. But I don't want to ignore the books altogether, so I thought I would try some more two sentence reviews.
Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary by Peter Zheutlin
Summary: In 1895, Annie Londonderry "rode her bicycle" around the world and made the most of her newfound celebrity.

Review: Zheutlin sometimes seemed to be stretching a small amount of material to fill more pages, but overall, this was a fascinating look at the status of women's rights at the turn of the century.
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The Passion of Artemisia by Susan Vreeland
Summary: Artemisia's deepest desire to be a painter causes her many struggles in 17th century Italy.

Review: Although I didn't love Artemisia as a character, I was completely hooked by her story, especially since she was a real person!
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​The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Summary: Two women who want to marry men named Ernest combine with a tale of unknown identities and trickery to create a hilarious play.

Review: Oscar Wilde's wit is sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes subtly sarcastic, and always enjoyable!
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4 Comments
Kate @ Mom's Radius link
10/22/2015 10:20:03 am

Great job! I love these short reviews. Was this harder or easier than writing a full review? For me it would be harder I think.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/25/2015 06:34:45 pm

Definitely harder! I'm a wordy person, so it's a whole new experience to limit myself in this way! :)

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Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link
10/22/2015 11:24:00 am

I love The Importance of Being Earnest! A classic that makes me laugh out loud is pretty remarkable! I want to re-read it for the classics club and also read the other plays in the BN collection edition.

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Julie @ Smiling Shelves link
10/25/2015 06:35:16 pm

I'd love to see The Importance of Being Earnest actually performed someday!

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